~ The Truth ~

Athena Wrenn

Mind
Control
Today we will take a

5th hour English

Newspaper

The Second Coming of Animalism

Yesterday was the beginning of the great egg rebellion.

closer look at one of the evils

After being told they would have to give up 400 eggs a week

of Napoleon, mind control. To

for sale at the market, the ducks and chickens of Animal Farm

be more specific, the

propaganda strategies he has
been employing against you, the
reader.
Think back to when you were first taught to
read. Napoleon eventually declared some of us
too dumb to understand the whole message of
animalism displayed on the barn. He then

have started a second revolution of Animal Farm.

Napoleon had met no opposition when he previously
brought up this request, so some were confused why it was now
an issue. When asked, one sheep commented, "They had been
warned earlier that a sacrifice might be necessary, but had
not believed it would actually happen."(76)
Our fowl friends have devoted the past week to

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shortened it down to one phrase, Four legs

prepare for the spring sitting, and it seems, the general

good, two legs bad! Which he instilled into

opinion is that "To take the eggs away now is murder"(76).

some of our wooly friends in the form of a

particularly annoying chant. This is a good
example of two core concepts of propaganda:
Simplification (with the barn) and Repetition

Back in the dark days when we still lived in the

shadow of Jones, no child was unknown to death. Eggs were
taken to market. Foals were sold to other farms. Pigs were
executed for meat. This is why the orginal dream of animalism

(with the sheep's chant). (Examples drawn

from whole book)
Do you, friends, remember the
discussion on windfall apples? The pigs

strongly features the idea of keeping our children.

Twice now this dream has been violated, first with
the dogs and now with the eggs. We let Napoleon take those

claimed that apples are an essential part of

nine pups away for their "special education" and look where it

their diet, and that they required this first

has gotten us. Napoleon created his super solders, removed

gathering as well as a large portion of

Snowball, took over, and made us the poor and filthy society

the harvest later in the year.

we are today. (chapter 5)

They justified this by saying

Recognizing that Napoleons request violates the true

that if they, as the mind of

dream of Old Major, the principles of animalism and basic

the farm, did not stay in good

animal rights, the fowl of the farm have set the ball rolling

health Jones will come back!.

and initiated the second coming of animalism in the closest

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Well friends, this is a clear

thing we have had to a full scale revolution, since the time of

cut example of another

Jones.(76)

propaganda strategy, either

or. By presenting us with
only two options, either give
them the apples or Jones will
come back, they managed to
narrow down their opposition
significantly. Truly
horrible. (pg 37)
Finally friends, I must

Many of our feathered friends have position themselves on

top of the very edge of the roof of the farm house in order to
defy the pigs. Any eggs they are laying are crashing to the
ground and shattering with many thundering shrieks of If we
can't keep them no-one can! with truly admirable confidence.
Napoleon immediately responded by reducing the rations of
our brave comrades and issuing a threat against the rest of us
animals on Animal Farm. "Any animal seen giving so much as a

inform you that Snowball has

grain or corn to a hen should be punished by death."(78)

not returned. He did not

is clearly a pathetic grasp for straws and something we must

destroy the windmill nor did

actively ignore and defy. I ask you the reader to set aside a

he do any of the other

bit of your own daily rations to support our feathered friends.

horrible things he has been

A tiny bit will be enough, even an sixteenth will do, because

accused of such as: stealing

corn, breaking eggs, and

if we all work together, no-one will have to go hungry.

Anyone willing to help out in other ways, even in the
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This

gnawing the bark off fruit

trees. This was simply a
tactic of Napoleon to divert
any negative attention away
from himself and onto

smallest bit, is welcome to attend a super secret meeting in

the shed behind the corn field at midnight. Knock two times and
a

sheep will meet you at the door. The password will be

feather.
Comrades, this is the break we have been looking for! Keep

Snowball. This is a textbook

definition of scapegoating,
the third and final

the dream alive in your hearts. We will endure! Don't let this
chance go to waste! ~Marla Moo

propaganda strategy I would

like to enlighten you with
today. (page 78)
For anyone who would

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by the apple trees before work time. Pamphlets will be handed
out and everyone is welcome. ~Daffy Duck

like to know more about

propaganda and how to
protect yourselves from it,
there will be a meeting.
Next Tuesday, meet the ducks
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Blankets have
Failed Us

Satire

We here in the underground are

One of the most pressing issues of our

horrified, but not surprised to report to

time is gay rights. Some horrible people

you yet another folly of Napoleon and the

suggest that homosexuals are human beings

other pigs in their attempt to lead us.

with basic human rights, who deserve to get

Our agents in the house have just told

married and adopt children. These people are

me that those horrible pigs have taken to

simply out of their minds! Completely

sleeping in the beds of humans.

bonkers! Human rights! Everyone knows that

Unsurprisingly, Napoleon has decided to

homosexuals are not human!

actively go against Old Major's mighty dream

The Bible states that homosexuality is a

of animalism, yet again.

sin, so as a country of only one religion,

Like many, Clover recognized this folly,

we must make it our mission to ruin their

but as she cannot read, she asked Muriel to

lives! However we should never let religion

read the fourth commandment aloud. "No

and government mix. This is why it is vital

animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets".

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Squealer had come in the night and added

that everyone keeps their political opinions

this little tidbit to the end. (67)

to themselves and only practice government in

Squealer himself happened to be

the privacy of their own homes.

walking by and explained A bed merely

Homosexual couples being allowed to adopt

means a place to sleep in. and that since

children would only grow this vile mess.

rule had been against sheets We have

Being raised by a homosexual couples

removed the sheets from the farmhouse, and

guarantees the child will be homosexual.

sleep between blankets. (67)

Preventing homosexual couples from raising

Old Major would be disappointed to see

children would stop the production of

animal farm today, friends. That fateful

homosexual children. Everyone knows straight

night in the barn he warned us all.

couples never have homosexual children.

remember that in fighting against Man, we

It is extremely important that children

must not come to resemble him. Even when

have role models of both sexes in their

you have conquered him, do not adopt his

lives. Clearly this role model cannot be a

vices, were his exact words. A piece of

teacher or friend and must be a parent. This

good advice the pigs seem to find

is vital to their development and why we

themselves above.(11)

don't allow single parents in this country.

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Why would anyone ever give a child to a

Blankets are just as much of a human

invention as clothing. Do you remember how

couple who incapable of creating children of

all of us pestered Molly about her silly

their own? By being unable to produce any

pink ribbons. The pigs certainly stepped up

children of their own, a couple automatically

to enforce that rule. By doing so, they

forfeits any right to raise a child. This is

violated their own slogan, that anything

why, in the United States, we deport any

with 4 legs is a friend and we are all

infertile straight couples to Canada.

Friends, I come today with a new solution

equal, but this is something they seemed to

forget about long ago.
Squealer attempted to justify this by
saying, [They are] not more comfortable

to solve this problem and many more. We simply

must ban marriage between all homo-sapiens.
Think of what this would solve!
Homosexual couples would not be able to

than we need, I can tell you comrades, with

all the brainwork we have to do nowadays.

corrupt our children. They would be forced

and You would not have us too tired to

into the lonely lives of seclusion.

Divorce would no longer be long,

carry out our duties? Surely none of you

wishes to see Jones back? This is a tired

difficult or expensive. It would not ruin the

excuse friends and you should go read the

lives of children forced to go back and forth

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column on mind control, where more is said

between two parent's homes, because it wouldn't

about the evils of propaganda. (67)

exist.

Don't let the pigs trick you, friends.

Domestic violence would be a thing of the

No animal is better than any other. The

past. Without marriage no one would feel a

pigs doing brainwork over you doing

close bond driving them to live in the same

physical labor does not make them any

household.

better. They have not 'earned' a better bed

On the opposite end of the spectrum,

than you. If anything their actions have

spouses could no longer be widowed. Love could

earned them the chance to sleep in the

no longer be separated by work or war. Everyone

manure pile. Do not let these vile

would be expected to keep apart and live as an

creatures get to you, my friends.

individual.

Daniela Duck has started classes for

Without marriage we would change the

any of our friends who remain unable to

meaning behind the word family. It would become

read, to help them learn. They meet every

a human with all its non-human dependents in

Thursday by the water hole an hour before

its entourage. Do you have a pet dog? That's

work. One way we can keep the pigs at bay

your new family! Do you have a potted cactus?

and keep the dream of animalism alive is to

That's your new family!

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ensure all of us can read. Many won't even

Friends, we have found the solution! In

notice the changes the pigs make, as history

this dire time of need eveyone must ban

is written by the winners. Many more unable

together so we can outlaw marriage and grow

to read this paper, "The Truth". We ask

farther apart. Repaint that old protest sign,

everyone reading this to spread the word of

and plaster over that old and hateful bumper

these classes to all your illiterate friends

sticker on your truck with a new message:

and encourage them not to give up. Maybe you

Love is Evil! ~ Special gueast, Athena Wrenn

would even consider becoming a teacher

yourself. Knowledge is power and it's what we
need if we are going to win this war. ~Bob
Sheep
Right:
A wonderful piece entitled Down with
Napoleon submitted to us by Daffy Duck. We
take submissions daily, just leave them by
the hay bale behind the barn to be
collected.

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